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A small question for ya

Youji

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    Okay I'm German so please excuse this question if it appears stupid to you.
    In school we have to learn all that grammer stuff and such (English) and we're always told to add this "s" on the verbs in the 3rd person present tense. Okay but I stumbled upon several phrases now where this rule was broken.

    But it only appears for the verb "to do". Is there a special rule, allowing me to say "She don't" ? Because there's a song where it says "It don't" and in an british comedy show a shop assistant says "She don't even work here" while the customer says: "I know that she doesn't even work here".

    Also I saw this "don't" in connection with 3rd person present tense somewhere else too, I just cannot remember in which way.

    So is there a rule for it or why is that possible? =)
     
    So incorrect grammer but widely used? xD Wow =)
    I guess I can associate this with some German standards.
     
    So incorrect grammer but widely used? xD Wow =)
    I guess I can associate this with some German standards.
    A lot of people use unusual expressions or grammar in informal speech that aren't technically correct (these oddities can vary by region). One of the more obvious examples I can think of is the usage of "y'all" in southern dialects. For instance, "Y'all wanna get some food?" would be perfectly acceptable informal speaking in the southern United States (I think). However, if you were speaking formally, you might instead say "Would any of you like to get some food?"
     
    I didn't see this mentioned anywhere so I will say it:

    Never strickly follow grammatical or pronounciation rules in English. Every single rule for spelling, grammar, pronunciation and more is broken in English at some point. There is no 100% in-effect at all times law for the English language.

    Kind of like French, only French is actually more organized than English believe it or not. This is why so many people have trouble learning English to the level of fluency of a native speaker. However, judging off what you said, your English is very very good.
     
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